Neolithic and later prehistoric structures, and early medieval metal-working, at Blairhall Burn, Amisfield, Dumfriesshire

Richard Strachan (Author)

Ian Ralston (Author)

Bill Finlayson (Author)

C M Clarke (Contributor)

T G Cowie (Contributor)

B A Crone (Contributor)

I Cullen (Contributor)

F Hunter (Contributor)

A Sheridan (Contributor)

C R Wickham-Jones (Contributor)


Keywords:
Palynological Analysis, Metalworking, Industrial Debris, Ceramics, Pottery, Burnt Mounds, Stone Axehead Flake, Cannel Coal, Burnt Mound Material
Period(s):
Neolithic, Late Neolithic, Later Prehistoric, Early Medieval, Bronze Age

Abstract


Discusses excavations which revealed evidence for multiple phases of activity including two burnt mounds, two round-houses, part of a probable ring-groove structure which may be a platform house and a metal-working area, with the main foci on the Late Neolithic, Bronze Age and early medieval periods. There are specialist contributions on: ceramics from all periods in the `Pottery report' by Trevor Cowie (70--5); `Coarse stone artefacts' by Caroline R Wickham-Jones (75--7); `Chipped stone' by Bill Finlayson (77--8); `Stone axehead flake' by Alison Sheridan (78--9); `Cannel coal 'napkin ring'' by Fraser Hunter (79--82); `Burnt and industrial debris' by Irene Cullen (82--3); and `Palynological analysis of burnt mound material' by Ciara Clarke (84--6).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.128.55.94

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Published
30-11-1999
How to Cite
Strachan, R., Ralston, I., Finlayson, B., Clarke, C. M., Cowie, T. G., Crone, B. A., … Wickham-Jones, C. R. (1999). Neolithic and later prehistoric structures, and early medieval metal-working, at Blairhall Burn, Amisfield, Dumfriesshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 128, 55–94. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.128.55.94
Issue
Vol. 128 (1999)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.128.55.94